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Wisdom 5:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" They will speak among themselves repenting, and for distress of spirit they will groan, “This was he whom we used to hold in derision, as a parable of reproach. "

Wisdom 5:3

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1 Then the righteous man will stand in great boldness before the face of those who afflicted him, and those who make his labors of no account.

2 When they see him, they will be troubled with terrible fear, and will be amazed at the marvel of salvation.

3 They will speak among themselves repenting, and for distress of spirit they will groan, “This was he whom we used to hold in derision, as a parable of reproach.

4 We fools considered his life madness, and his end without honor.

5 How was he counted among sons of God? How is his lot among saints?

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"In that day they will take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, saying, ‘We are utterly ruined! My people’s possession is divided up. Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!’”"

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"They said to one another, “We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn’t listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”"

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Wisdom 5:1

"Then the righteous man will stand in great boldness before the face of those who afflicted him, and those who make his labors of no account."

Wisdom 5:2

"When they see him, they will be troubled with terrible fear, and will be amazed at the marvel of salvation."

Wisdom 5:4

"We fools considered his life madness, and his end without honor."

Wisdom 5:5

"How was he counted among sons of God? How is his lot among saints?"

Wisdom 5:6

"Truly we went astray from the way of truth. The light of righteousness didn’t shine for us. The sun didn’t rise for us."

Wisdom 5:7

"We took our fill of the paths of lawlessness and destruction. We traveled through trackless deserts, but we didn’t know the Lord’s way."

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